Leave it up to Brantley Gilbert to make sure a rifle was involved in his baby’s gender reveal.

Brantley and his wife Amber announced their pregnancy earlier this Spring and the big, emotional moments have been coming ever since. Especially since the Gilberts now know they’re going to be having a little boy.

Brantley revealed the gender by using a rifle to shoot at a target filled with blue dust.

Brantley told People, “When the blue cloud went up, well, that made it even more real. Now we know it’s a little boy, and he’s gonna have to get ready for a whole lot of love.”

Brantley also shared that he kind of thought it was going to be a boy all along, “Amber and I thought it was a little boy. I don’t know how or why, but we just did. I’d have been happy with any baby, boy or girl. But there’s something about the idea of a little guy … “